Essential Question for Government

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Essential Question for Government

• Is the United States government great?

Baird 2006
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Constitution

• Describes the basic structure, functions, and
  powers of a government.

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Articles of Confederation

• Was the 1st national government

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Articles of Confederation

• Couldnt regulate trade, force soldiers to join
  the army, or impose taxes.

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Northwest Ordinance

• Divided up the northwest territory into 5
  smaller areas. When the population got to 60,000
  people, that area could apply for statehood.

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Northwest territory/ ordinance-

• Passed in 1787, created a single northwest
  Territory out of the lands north of the Ohio
  River and east of the Mississippi River.

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Shays Rebellion

• Lead by Daniel Shay, the Rebellion started in
  Massachusetts in 1786. The rebels were mostly
  farmers angered by crushing dept and Taxes.

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Shays Rebellion

• Frightened many Americans about the government
  being able control unrest and prevent violence

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Constitution/Philadelphia Convention

• It toke place from May 25-September 17 1787, It
  created a new constitution

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Virginia plan
It wanted a strong national government. Consisted
of a 2 house legislature based on population.
VS.
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New Jersey plan

• The New Jersey plan wanted each state to have
  equal representation in congress.

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The Great Compromise
senate
H of R

• The Great Compromise included both the Virginia
  New Jersey plan for representation in the
  legislature. The House of Representatives was
  based on the population of a state. The Senate
  had two representatives per state.

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Great Compromise
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3/5 Compromise

• Counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a
  free person for both taxation and representation

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Popular Sovereignty

• The concept that the political and legislative
  power resides with citizens.

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Preamble

• The introduction to the constitution that
  reflects the basic principle of the right of the
  people to govern themselves.

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Federalism

• The sharing of power between federal and state
  governments

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Checks Balances

• Created so one branch wouldnt gain too much
  power. Ex- If congress makes a bill and the
  president veto's it, the congress can overrule by
  a 2/3 vote. Then, the judicial branch can find it
  unconstitutional.

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Checks and Balances.

• Each branch of government can check or limit the
  power of the other branches.

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Antifederalists

• Opposed the constitution.

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Federalists

• Supported the constitution.

John Jay
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Approving the constitution

• A Bill of Rights was added to get
  Antifederalists to support the constitution

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Approving The Constitution

• 9 states needed to approve the constitution in
  order for it to be enacted.

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Amendments

• Changes to the constitution.

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Bill of Rights

• The first 10 amendments to the constitution. They
  protect the basic rights and liberties of the
  people.

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Elastic Clause

• Directs congress to make all laws that are
  necessary and proper

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Separation of Powers

• Legislative branch makes the laws, Executive
  enforces the laws, and Judicial interprets the
  laws.

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• Separation of powers between three branches

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Separation of Church and State

• Not stopping anyone from voting or holding
  government office because of their religion.

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N.Y. Constitution and Government

• They are similar because many of the ideas for
  the American constitution came from the N.Y.
  state constitution.

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How a bill becomes a Law

• A bill becomes a law by congress passing it and
  then the president signing it.

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Judicial Review

• Through the case of Marbury vs. Madison the
  Supreme Court defined whether or not a national
  law violated the constitution.

John Marshall
James Madison
William Marbury
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Judicial review
This is wrong!

• The right of the supreme court to determine if a
  law violates the constitution.

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